The coolest part of this B-52 mission is its name: VIKING NEBULA
VIKING NEBULA shows what happens when military operation planners try to come up with a good mission name, unlike Odyssey ...
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Increasing Lethality, Warfighting, and Readiness with the B-52
The B-52 Stratofortress has been a stalwart of the U.S. Air Force since the 1950s. From serving as the key component of our air-launched leg of the nuclear triad, to a versatile conventional asset ...
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A symbol of massive firepower: Why the US flies B-52 bombers over the Middle East
It was built by Boeing during the Cold War era to carry out nuclear missions and made its maiden flight in April 1952.The ...
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USAF B-52 Stratofortress Flies with Israeli F-35Is and F-15s in Joint Training Over Middle East
Israel and Iran tacitly disengaged after two notable episodes in 2024, the first with Tehran raining ... mentioned the U.S. Air Force B-52. CENTCOM called the flight the “third BTF mission ...